Look what has come in?!

Warm words from Billy Keane in his Keane's Kingdom column in the Irish Independent today. He speaks of the honour of opening the Echoes festival this year in scenic & literary Dalkey in the presence of Maeve's husband, Gordon. The honour, Billy, was ours. #echoesdalkey

Spreading the word to #BringLarryBack to our friends at Fishamble: The New Play Company 👇 #Fishamble

Have you caught up with "The Art of Reading Book Club with Colm Toibin" yet? Each month The Laureate for Irish Fiction, Colm Toibin sits down with a writer to discuss their work, celebrating the authors, their readers & book clubs youtube.com/playlist?list=… #echoesdalkey #irishbookweek

An emotive reflection from Kate Durrant on Maeve's ongoing influence on generations of readers...well worth the short listen rte.ie/radio/radio1/c… #echoesdalkey #maevebinchy #dalkey #Dublin #Ireland #BookTwitter

📚✨ Dive into the heart of #IrishLiterature at the #DublinBookFestival, running Nov 6th–10th! It's not just for #BookLovers, join events for the whole family at this celebration of Ireland's rich literary legacy. See the programme at dublinbookfestival.com #DBF24 #Dublin

Last chance to get your vote(s) in! Incredible shortlists as always.

If you have some free time this afternoon, well worth a trip. Told through the prism of two sisters, 'Outrage' explores the true nature of women’s role in the Irish revolutionary wars & in particular the effect of Civil War on women’s mind, body and soul paviliontheatre.ie/events/view/ou…

We’re thrilled to reveal the #BookerPrize2025 judging panel. Roddy Doyle will act as chair of judges, and will be joined by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, Sarah Jessica Parker, Chris Power and Kiley Reid. thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-lib…

Irish author Sebastian Barry was named Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres by French Ambassador to Ireland @celineplace This is in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Irish Literature which has enhanced French literature and beyond 📚🇫🇷🇮🇪

Celebrating Jennifer Johnston's life Today our deepest sympathies go to the Smyth & Johnston families on the death of the beloved Jennifer Johnston Featured here in our Writers' Gallery & guided literary walks, Jennifer continues to be remembered fondly. May she rest in peace.

Dublin, written in our hearts, an anthology of 21st century writing on the city is this year's One Dublin One Book. Commissioned by Dublin City Council and published by The Stinging Fly . Available in all libraries & bookstores. Free events in April : onedublinonebook.ie

Celebrating the birthday girl! Today would have been Maeve's birthday & we celebrate the event with the launch of the Literary Festival programme with Maeve at its heart What an amazing line-up! echoes.ie Email [email protected] for exclusive subscriber offer

Echoes Maeve Binchy Literary Festival 3rd-5th October 2025 2025 programme features Marian Keyes, Claire Keegan, Donal Ryan, Patricia Scanlan, Michael Harding & many more Rehearsed readings, full & half day tickets now available: echoes.ie Henrietta McKervey #booktwt

Another great win for Donal Ryan! You can catch Donal alongside Catherine Dunne & Michael Harding in conversation with Caroline Erskine as they discuss the importance of communities and role of towns and villages in Irish fiction. Join us Sat 4th Oct echoes.ie

Maeve features, alongside other Echoes contributors, in a new exhibition, 'Happy Ever After', which starts today in MoLI – Museum of Literature Ireland Curated by Prof Paige Reynolds and running until 9th November moli.ie/exhibitions/ha…

Colin Murphy will join us Sat 4th October as he, Anne-Marie Casey & Jessica Dromgoole join Sarah Binchy for a discussion on the art of bringing written work to life in other media Join us in the afternoon for that particular panel or for the whole day echoes.ie

Echoes extends sincerest sympathies to the family of Seán Rocks on the news of his death Seán, an Echoes contributer in 2018, leaves a significant impact on his loyal listeners & the arts community who admired his contributions to Irish culture Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis

In tribute to the 30th anniversary of the 'Circle of Friends' film; Lisa Harding, Anna Carey & Gerard Stembridge discuss, in conversation with Niall MacMonagle, why a college campus can be an ideal setting for fiction Full programme details:echoes.ie #MyOxfordYear

The film rights to Claire's short story 'So Late in the Day' have been acquired by producer Sara McFarlane and filmmaker Maria McIndoo. Claire will serve as executive producer. deadline.com/2025/08/claire…